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The first trailer for Captain America 3: Civil War has FINALLY been unveiled and it’s given us more than a few clues as to what to expect from the third instalment of Cap’s Marvel film franchise.

If you remember that post-credit scene from Ant-Man it saw Cap (Chris Evans) and Falcon (Anthony Mackie) in a dungeon like room with Bucky (Sebastian Stan) and his metal hand in a vice.

The trailer picks up there but it turns out Steve’s old pal is no longer a pawn for H.Y.D.R.A. or acting all Winter Soldiery any more.

Fun facts: Steve’s mother is called Sarah and he used to wear newspaper in his shoes.

People are looking for Bucky after the devastation he helped cause in Captain America: Winter Soldier, and we’re guessing it’s more US government than S.H.I.E.L.D. after the organisation took a massive hit.

(Picture: Marvel/Disney)

William Hurt reprises his The Incredible Hulk role as General ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross, and he seems to be the one leading the efforts to pass through the Superhero Registration Act.

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The SRA is a piece of legislation taken from Mark Millar’s comic book, Civil War (of which the film is based) that would make the registration of superpowered individuals with the government mandatory in the hopes to regulate their activities and potentially their civil rights, as well as drafting them in as a government resource without notice in times of crisis.

Black Widow seems to still be working for the authorities as she’s warning Cap to ‘stay out of this one’, and she seems conflicted, but it’s clear he doesn’t want to be a pawn for the US government any more and wants to save his oldest friend.

Cue Iron Man’s entrance who clearly marks his position by telling his former Avengers teammate, ‘if we can’t accept limitations we’re no better than the bad guys.’

Interesting turn around for Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) considering his flagrant disregard for authority in all three of his stand-alone films.

As the heroes start taking sides it looks like Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Falcon and of course Bucky are on his, while War Machine (Don Cheadle) stands by his BFF Iron Man.

Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) makes his first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it’s not clear which side he’s taking. Though there’s a scene later on in the trailer where he’s being chased down by Captain America, as he chases down Buck.

Some theories suggest that BP wants to kill the former Winter Soldier for killing his father King T’Chaka, but why bother introducing Ulysses Klaw (Andy Serkis) in Age Of Ultron? In the Marvel Comics, Klaw is responsible for T’Chaka’s death so no doubt in the Cinematic Universe he will face off against Black Panther.

Bucky also gets his time in the ring with Iron Man and can be seen trying to pull the life source of both Tony’s suit and body.

But it doesn’t look good for War Machine either as he’s lying unconscious in Tony’s lap while the former Avenger looks on in despair.

Captain America 3: Civil War will be released in the UK 29 April, 2016